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Robert Hossein

1927 - 2020

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Robert Hossein (30 December 1927 – 31 December 2020) was a French film actor, director, and writer. He directed the 1982 adaptation of Les Misérables and appeared in Vice and Virtue, Le Casse, Les Uns et les Autres and Venus Beauty Institute. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Hossein has received more than 410,164 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Hossein is the 339th most popular actor (up from 371st in 2019), the 714th most popular biography from France (up from 757th in 2019) and the 28th most popular French Actor.

Robert Hossein is most famous for his role as the Count of Monte Cristo in the movie of the same name.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Robert Hossein ranks 339 out of 13,578. Before him are Val Kilmer, Martin Landau, Cary Grant, Charles Dance, Joan Crawford, and Oona O'Neill. After him are Penélope Cruz, Harold Ramis, David Niven, Chris Hemsworth, Michèle Mercier, and Jamie Lee Curtis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Robert Hossein ranks 26. Before him are Albert Uderzo, Janet Leigh, Niklas Luhmann, Harry Belafonte, Simone Veil, and Hubert de Givenchy. After him are Marshall Warren Nirenberg, Gilbert Bécaud, Maurice Béjart, Martin Lewis Perl, Juliette Gréco, and John McCarthy. Among people deceased in 2020, Robert Hossein ranks 24. Before him are Katherine Johnson, Albert Uderzo, Ian Holm, Stanley Cohen, Tabaré Vázquez, and Rob Rensenbrink. After him are Lee Teng-hui, Diana Rigg, Juliette Gréco, Kenny Rogers, Neil Peart, and Betty Williams.

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In France

Among people born in France, Robert Hossein ranks 714 out of 6,770. Before him are Rudolph of France (890), Bertrand du Guesclin (1320), David Guetta (1967), Madame Roland (1754), Charles III, Duke of Bourbon (1490), and Charles, Duke of Vendôme (1489). After him are Gilbert Bécaud (1927), Pierre Boulez (1925), Nadia Boulanger (1887), Samuel de Champlain (1567), Michel Legrand (1932), and Robert Bresson (1901).

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Among ACTORS In France

Among actors born in France, Robert Hossein ranks 28. Before him are Mireille Darc (1938), Michel Piccoli (1925), Sophie Marceau (1966), Marina Vlady (1938), Juliette Binoche (1964), and Maurice Chevalier (1888). After him are Michèle Mercier (1939), Marie Laforêt (1939), Juliette Gréco (1927), Fanny Ardant (1949), Mylène Demongeot (1935), and Jean-Pierre Cassel (1932).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Professional
Commissaire Rosen
French secret service agent Josselin Beaumont is dispatched to take down African warlord N'Jala. But when his assignment is canceled, he's shocked to learn that his government is surrendering him to local authorities. He is given a mock trial and sentenced to 20 years of hard labor. But Beaumont escapes from prison and vows not only to avenge himself against his betrayers but also to finish his original assignment.
Oct 21o 19817.243 / 10
Rififi
Rémi Grutter
Out of prison after a five-year stretch, jewel thief Tony turns down a quick job his friend Jo offers him, until he discovers that his old girlfriend Mado has become the lover of local gangster Pierre Grutter during Tony's absence. Expanding a minor smash-and-grab into a full-scale jewel heist, Tony and his crew appear to get away clean, but their actions after the job is completed threaten the lives of everyone involved.
Apr 13o 19557.81 / 10
Angelique
Jeoffrey de Peyrac
In 17th-century France, beautiful country maiden Angélique marries wealthy neighbor Jeoffray de Peyrac out of convenience, but eventually, she falls in love with him. So when Jeoffray is arrested and then vanishes, she bravely sets out to find him. This is the first of many dramas based on Anne and Serge Golon's novels about strong-willed Angélique and her adventures during the reign of Louis XIV, the Sun King.
Dec 8o 19646.8 / 10